But there is also the typically British titles, where it is Lord + surname; and Sir + first name: Sir Winston, or Sir Winston Churchill, but not Sir Churchill.

So it may be entirely possible for Indians to create a new idiom: Mr. Patrick, as I am so frequently called.



On Jun 17, 2015, at 8:47 AM, Dominik Wujastyk <wujastyk@gmail.com> wrote:

Ah, yes, ecclesiatical titles.  Of course. 

"You are old, Father William, the young man said,"

And yet,

"The Amazing Adventures of Father Brown."

And nobility.  As in one of our own,

Sir James.

​​Isn't it pleasant to speak of inconsequential matter
​s​
​, just for a while?

Dominik​

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